Central African Republic vs Madagascar

Central African Republic and Madagascar compared on 150 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Central African Republic and Madagascar differ most

  • Fertiliser use, 2024: Central African Republic 0.0 kg per hectare, Madagascar 6.5 kg per hectare (553.7 times as high)
  • Out-of-school children, 2011: Central African Republic 40.5%, Madagascar 1.7% (23.6 times as high)
  • Fossil electricity share, 2021: Central African Republic 3.5%, Madagascar 66.7% (18.9 times as high)
  • Dentists, 2023: Central African Republic 0.01 per 10,000 people, Madagascar 0.07 per 10,000 people (7.0 times as high)
  • Fixed broadband subscriptions, 2022: Central African Republic 0.0 per 100 people, Madagascar 0.1 per 100 people (6.7 times as high)

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
5,152,420 people 31,195,932 people −83.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
14.3 years 18.9 years −24.1% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
6.01 births per woman 3.97 births per woman +51.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
3.41% 2.45% +0.96 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
5,513,282 people 32,740,678 people −83.2% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
3.37% 2.40% +0.97 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
2.2% 3.5% −1.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
48.7% 38.9% +9.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
5.95 births per woman 3.91 births per woman +52.2% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
46.2 per 1,000 people 31.7 per 1,000 people +14.5 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
9.4 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people +1.9 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
44.6% 32.9% +11.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 128.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 +32.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
103.6 per 100 working-age people 73.6 per 100 working-age people +29.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
8.6 people per km² 54.9 people per km² −84.4% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
4.34% 3.83% +0.51 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-2.8 per 1,000 people 0.0 per 1,000 people −2.8 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-14,693 people -2,227 people −559.8% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
1.8% 0.1% +1.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
0.0% 0.3% −0.3 percentage points 1993 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
6.3% 3.0% +3.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
10.1% 5.2% +4.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
73.4% 85.5% −12.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
65.5% 82.9% −17.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
68.8% 82.9% −14.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
66.1% 69.2% −3.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
13.4% 9.9% +3.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
20.5% 20.9% −0.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$3.1 billion US$19.6 billion −84.4% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$556 per person US$599 per person −7.2% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$1,123 per person Int$1,668 per person −32.7% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$560 per person US$560 per person same 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
4.5% 3.0% +1.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
41.4% 48.8% −7.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
9.3% 24.1% −14.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
15.1% 27.7% −12.6 percentage points 1994 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$459 per person US$337 per person +36.5% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
1.0% 8.1% −7.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
179.4 (2010 = 100) 280.8 (2010 = 100) −101.5 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
2.3% 8.4% −6.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
581.928 per US$ 4,529.751 per US$ −87.2% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
68.9% 65.7% +3.2 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
29.9% 24.4% +5.6 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
21.0% 26.8% −5.7 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
8.0% 14.2% −6.2 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
4.1% 5.4% −1.3 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
40.5% 1.7% +38.7 percentage points 2011 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
60.1% 27.3% +32.8 percentage points 2012 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
85.9% 67.0% +18.9 percentage points 2012 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
62.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) 98.1% −36.0 percentage points 2012 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
60.8% 70.2% −9.4 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
9.8% 18.0% −8.2 percentage points 2019 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
1.8% 3.0% −1.2 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
96.8% 134.7% −37.9 percentage points 2016 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
2.8% 4.0% −1.3 percentage points 2012 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
50.7% 70.7% −20.0 percentage points 2000 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
38.5% 64.2% −25.7 percentage points 2016 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
15.8% 34.8% −19.0 percentage points 2017 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
57.4 years 63.6 years −9.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
12.9 years 13.9 years −7.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
44.7 years 56.4 years −20.7% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
39 33 +6 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
1.25 litres 0.43 litres +189.3% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
10.9% 4.5% +6.4 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
41.3% 36.9% +4.4 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
24.0 per 100,000 people 17.0 per 100,000 people +7.0 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
40.1% 20.0% +20.1 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
14.5% 12.1% +2.5 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
46% 64% −18.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
43.4% 37.2% +6.2 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
1.8 per 100,000 people 2.2 per 100,000 people −0.4 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
4.4 per 10,000 people 2.7 per 10,000 people +1.7 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
0.01 per 10,000 people 0.07 per 10,000 people −0.06 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
57.7 years 63.8 years −9.7% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
59.6 years 65.6 years −9.2% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
55.5 years 62.1 years −10.6% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
10.7% 3.4% +7.2 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
89.7 per 1,000 live births 62.4 per 1,000 live births +27.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
58.8 per 1,000 live births 43.0 per 1,000 live births +15.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
692 per 100,000 live births 445 per 100,000 live births +247 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
0.03 per 1,000 people 0.17 per 1,000 people −0.14 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
1.0 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people +0.7 per 1,000 people 2011 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
41% 46% −5.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
45.0% 27.4% +17.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$54 per person US$17 per person +208.6% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
7.6% 4.6% +3.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
29.9 per 1,000 live births 23.1 per 1,000 live births +6.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
37.5% 41.6% −4.1 percentage points 2018 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
343.8 per 1,000 at risk 255.5 per 1,000 at risk +88.4 per 1,000 at risk 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
419 per 100,000 people 224 per 100,000 people +195 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.95 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 +0.05 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
13.8% 18.7% −4.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
39 per 100 people 65 per 100 people −26 per 100 people 2022 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
0.0 per 100 people 0.1 per 100 people −0.1 per 100 people 2022 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
21.2% 23.9% −2.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
258 companies 2,206 companies −88.3% 2024 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
9.2% 0.9% +8.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
18.0% 13.0% +4.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
19.3% 21.3% −2.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
33.6% 32.9% +0.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
52.9% 54.2% −1.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
1.4% 4.5% −3.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-2.9% -7.9% +5.0 percentage points 1994 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
8.3% 1.0% +7.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
37.7 per 100,000 people 29.2 per 100,000 people +8.5 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
46,364 passengers 657,953 passengers −93.0% 2001 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
18.2% 42.5% −24.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
1.0% 2.0% −1.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
90.9% 83.1% +7.8 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
3.5% 66.7% −63.2 percentage points 2021 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.30 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.17 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.13 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
11.96 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.39 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +401.5% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
13.4 Mt CO2e 35.8 Mt CO2e −62.4% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
2.5 t CO2e per person 1.1 t CO2e per person +125.3% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
0.06 t CO2 per person 0.15 t CO2 per person −56.8% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
8.2 Mt CO2e 25.4 Mt CO2e −67.5% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
4.38 Mt CO2e 4.72 Mt CO2e −7.1% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
25.0 µg/m³ 10.6 µg/m³ +136.0% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
72.5% 17.3% +55.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
14.8% 5.1% +9.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
33.3 µg/m³ 12.4 µg/m³ +168.7% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
14.8% 12.8% +2.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
36.5% 55.3% −18.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
6.2% 22.1% −15.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
14.0% 15.4% −1.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
0.3% 11.3% −10.9 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
27,658 m³ per person 11,072 m³ per person +149.8% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
13.5% 12.8% +0.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$4.34 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$4.08 per person per daye (Estimated value) +6.4% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
87.6%e (Estimated value) 85.3%e (Estimated value) +2.3 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
0.02 kg/hae (Estimated value) 0.19 kg/hae (Estimated value) −89.5% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) −99.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
27.6% 21.7% +5.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
788 kg per hectare 2,393 kg per hectare −67.1% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
9.3% 70.4% −61.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
29,000 tonnes 149,869 tonnes −80.6% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
29.8% 41.8% −12.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
154.0 (2014-16 = 100) 110.3 (2014-16 = 100) +39.7% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
0.0 kg per hectare 6.5 kg per hectare −99.8% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
622,980 km² 581,800 km² +7.1% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
43.0 (0 to 100) 36.8 (0 to 100) +6.2 points 2021 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
33.1% 29.6% +3.5 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
71.6% 69.2% +2.4 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
68.8% 75.2% −6.4 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
83.9% 83.9% same 2021 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
96.1% 96.6% −0.5 percentage points 2021 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
8.2% 10.4% −2.2 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
11.7% 10.7% +1.0 percentage points 2021 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
26 articles 153 articles −83.2% 2023 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureCentral African RepublicMadagascarCentral African Republic compared with MadagascarPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
11.4% 14.1% −2.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Central African Republic compared with Madagascar: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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